In the current era, it is becoming very difficult to maintain operational cost without a Project Management Office in place, especially as companies make the shift to project-driven organizational models. The need for project management department, team or an in-place office has rapidly increased over time. Hence this course is formulated to introduce participants to the purpose and benefits of a PMO, guides executives, business owners and managers through the process of evaluating organizational maturity, discusses how to select a PMO model, and covers the development of a PMO implementation plan and budget.
Developing a Project Management Office(PMO)
The PMO course leverages participants’ knowledge about the purpose and benefit of a PMO. This course offers wide-ranging knowledge about PMO and guides through the process of evaluating organizational maturity, discusses how to select a PMO model, and covers the development of a PMO implementation plan and budget. After attending this course, you will be able to adopt the indispensable Project Management expertise like selecting a PMO mode and manages the development of a PMO implementation plan and budget.
CEOs, CIOs, IT and Business Directors, as well as Project Managers and Program Managers, who aspire to learn more about PMO vital functions, and are ready to establish a PMO in their organization. The existing PMO staff of any organization should also attend this course and assess the current effectiveness of their PMO activities.
- This program is delivered over a duration of 20 contact hours.
- The training cost for this program is Rs.30, 000/- per person.
- 10% discount for students and groups (5 or more).
- A corporate discount is afforded for groups of 10 and over.
Introduction
- Participant introductions
- A PMO Implementation Journey
- Experience with PMO issues Course objectives Project evaluation exercise
- PM vs. PMO
Problem Statement
- Problem areas that can be addressed by the implementation of a PMO
- PMO Project Charter exercise
Assessment of the current organization
- SEI CMM/CMMI for assessments and process improvement
- A real assessment – process and results
- Maturity assessments – statistics and profiles Project
- Management Maturity Models for assessments and improvement
- PMI Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
- A PMO Maturity Model
Selecting a PMO Model
- Determining initial PMO roles and goals
- Which Project Office Model?
- Project Office Models
- Model 1 – Project Control
- Model 2 – Organizational Project Control
- Model 3 – Enterprise Project Management
Develop PMO Plan and Budget
- A PMO Implementation approach
- Phases and steps required to implement a PMO
Operational Management of the PMO
- Strategic Planning and Alignment
- Strategic planning methodologies
- JAD for strategic planning Keys to effective strategy implementation
- Tactical Planning and Project Selection
- Sarbanes-Oxley considerations
Training and Ongoing Operations
- Training programs
- Certification programs
- Staffing the PMO
- PMO Services to the organization
- Suggestions for PMO success
- Resource Management
- ERM and EPM
- Process Management
- Methodologies
- Business and Technical controls
- PMI and QAI
- Tool Support
- Process Management tools
- Project Management tools
- Reporting Project performance
Changing the Culture of the Organization
- A parallel project
- A methodology for change management
A PMO Maturity Model
- Available resources
- PMO performance reports
Course Wrap-up
- Lessons learned from past PMO implementations
- Tips for success What senior management can do to improve projects
- PMO Critical Success Factors